iPhone WiFi (WEP key, WPA... anything)

[bbrannon]

I am trying to get on a campus wide network here at work with the iPhone. We have the following networks:

WEP:

Security Type: No authentication (open)
Encryption Type: WEP
Key Index: 3​

WPA2: username,pwd,network name (required)

My problem is that when i try to "manually" connect to the wep network, i get "Unable to connect to network" when using the proper key. I see no where to change the Key Index on the iPhone.... is this possible?

Second try, WPA2, I do not see where I can enter a username... only a network name and password?

Any clues on how to get on either of these networks?

 

[Derald Lary]

Call your college IT (Internet Technology) department. They should be all knowing.

 

[bbrannon]

Re:

I did call them.

They said i needed a username for the WPA2 authentication (no field in the iphone for that).

and...

for the WEP, no place to set the WEP key index.

 

[scaredpoet]

Have you tried entering the key using all capital letters?

Yes, I know, it's a pain hitting the Shift key before every letter, but I've found this tends to the solve the problem most of the time with WEP keys.

 

[msprouls]

I did call them.

They said i needed a username for the WPA2 authentication (no field in the iphone for that).

Sounds like the iPhone only supports WPA2 PSK mode.
WPA2 requires you to use a username and password that gets authenticated to an external server.

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access

 

[bbrannon]

Looks like it is getting on the network now (WEP) but then kicks me off... after a few seconds. I get an IP Address and Subnet Mask but nothing else... before it kicks me.

I can re-try to connect and it says "Unable to connect" again. Sometimes it will let me back on for seconds then off again.